London: John Russell Smith, 1861. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Original dark green cloth with pressed pattern on the boards. Lettered in gilt on the spine. Some minor staining to the front board. Early previous owning signature to the half-title. Small dent to the lower portion of the spine. The book remains very solid and tight. This work does concentrate.....
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell And Company, 1895. Hardcover. Near Fine. A beautiful example of this title bound in an obvious nod towards the "Cranford" style, made famous by MacMillan in the 1890's. In original burgundy cloth with elaborate gilt decoration on the front panel and spine. Top edge gilt. There is no fading. Illustrated by Madam Madeleine LeMaire with.....
New York: The Heritage Press, 1969. F. A fine copy in like slip-case. Illustrated by Agnes Miller Parker.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1978. Hardcover. Fine. Full green leather decorated and lettered in gilt. A.E.G. Silk Endpapers. Collectors Edition. Illustrated by Agnes Miller Parker.
London: Macmillan and Co., 1887. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Rare Triple-Decker first edition of one of Hardy's scarcest and finest novels. Beautifully bound in 3/4 forest green smooth calf, lettered and decorated in gilt. Dark green endpapers. Ad leaf is present in Volume I. From an edition of 1000 copies of which 850 were bound up. Wolff, Vol II.....
London: Harper & Brothers, 1905-01-10. FIRST. VG. Green cloth with gold ornament, illustration and lettering. Very nice copy.
London: N/A, 1709. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Quite a mystery here. Everybody and their mother attributes this short work to Robert Harley, the Earl of Oxford, but I have yet to find this information supported in an independent source. The dates work and the biography fits but...I would love to find another source to confirm. Harley did write brief.....
New York: Holmes & Meier, 1995. FIRST. F / F. As new.
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1984. VG / F. Remainder mark on the bottom edge, else fine. A very lovely unopened and unread copy.
New York: Scribners, 1950. FIRST. VG / VG. Moderate wear. Some chipping to the jacket.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. This is a very clean, bright and attractive copy. The endpapers are browning along the edges. There is some very minor creasing along the top edge of the jacket's front panel and at the spine. Dust jacket design by Neely. All first edition points present. From.....
London: John Trevisa, 16 May 1527. Third edition. Leather Bound. Near Fine. Ranulf Higden, (12??-1364) entered the Benedictine Abbey of St. Werburgh, Chester in 1299. There is no evidence that he ever attended University or did much travelling. The one exception, which demonstrates his standing within the community of scholars and the respect merited by ìThe Polycronicon, ìoccurred when he.....
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1976. F / F. As new. A lovely copy in dust jacket.
London: Macmillan and Company, 1949. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. Original green cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine. Done into english prose by S. H. Butcher and Andrew Lang. What makes this copy so interesting is the amazing condition. The book looks as new. The dust jacket shows only minor edge-wear. An excellent copy of a very solid rendition of.....
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990. FIRST. F / F.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990. FIRST. F / F.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990. FIRST. F / F.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990. FIRST. F / F.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990. FIRST. F / F.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990. FIRST. F / F.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990. FIRST. F / F.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1978. Hardcover. Fine. Full blue leather decorated and lettered in gilt. A.E.G. Silk endpapers. Collectors Edition. Illustrated by John Flaxman. A perfect copy of a stunning production. Translated by Pope.
London: Macmillan and Company, 1949. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. Original green cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine. Done into english prose by S. H. Butcher and Andrew Lang. What makes this copy so interesting is the amazing condition. The book looks as new. The dust jacket shows only minor edge-wear. An excellent copy of a very solid rendition of.....
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1966. FIRST LIMITED ED. Limited Edition Number 136/1500. F / F. A lovely copy of this classic novel. Illustrated by Donald Spencer and signed by him at the limitation page. Prospectus laid in. From an edition of 1500 copies, this one being number 136. Housed in a red slip-case.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1961. FIRST LIMITED ED. Limited Edition Number 136/1500. F / F. Two volumes, one a small 8vo and the other a large thin folio, housed creatively in one slip-case. A perfect set. Deckled edges. From an edition of 1500 this one being number 136.